American student, artist and activist, Emma Sulkowicz, who carried around her mattress in protest against Columbia University after the institution refused to expel a male student she claimed raped her, has released a violent sex video.
The piece can be found on the website Ceci N’est Pas Un Viol.
Eight-minute long, the clip shows her engaging in what looks to be consensual sex which turns violent with a man whose face is blurred out.
The man slaps and strangles her, removes the condom before resuming extremely rough sex with Sulkowicz, who is seen protesting and whimpering in pain.
Sulkowicz alleged that fellow Columbia University student, Paul Nungesser, raped her in August 2012, leading to the conception of Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight), which became her senior thesis.
On the ‘Ceci N’est Pas Un Viol’ host website, she explains the footage isn’t a recreation of the supposed incident.
It carries a text which reads: “Do you think I’m the perfect victim or the world’s worst victim? Do you refuse to see me as either a human being or a victim? If so, why? Is it to deny me agency and thus further victimise me?”
She adds: “If you watch this video without my consent, then I hope you reflect on your reasons for objectifying me and participating in my rape, for in that case, were you the one who couldn’t resist the urge to make Ceci N’est Pas Un Viol about what you wanted to make it about: rape.”
According to her, “Ceci N’est Pas Un Viol is not about one night in August, 2012. It’s about your decisions, starting now. It’s only a re-enactment if you disregard my words. It’s about you, not him.
“Do not watch this video if your motives would upset me, my desires are unclear to you, or my nuances are indecipherable.”
